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The company's pre-tax profits soared by 136pc to £32m in the year to December 24. Sales surged by 20pc to £280m, while like-for-like sales lifted by 14.1pc, helped by a new campaign that encourages shoppers to replace their mattress every 10 years.

Dreams, which is owned by Sun European Partners, has appointed investment bank Rothschild to explore a sale or stock market float later this year.

Sun European bought Dreams out of administration in 2013, rescuing 1,600 jobs, and pipping a rival bid from founder, Mike Clare, who set up the company with his wife in Uxbridge,...